>> lori rothman with the fox business network here this morning to help us. and good to see you. >> good to be here. >> dave: to promote. >> the the cbo came out with a report saying the u.s. government is going to spend 7 1/2 billion dollars to promote the electric cars. to your point, 25% is going to tax incentives to the automakers, not the to consumers per se, but automakers themselves and the important thing here to keep in mind, that 25% does not fill the gap. take the chevy volt, for example, it costs gm twice as much to make that car than it can sell it for. and also keep in mind-- >> and because production costs or-- >> over the top. >> dave: and in the long-term the number comes down. >> that's the goal. so far hasn't happened. >> dave: the other thing to keep in mind. >> as taxpayers we own about 26, 26 1/2% of gm. and if we were to sell, if the government, rather, were to sell its percentage of gm today. i believe that gm closed at about $25 a share yesterday. we'd see a loss, as taxpayers, of anywhere between 15 and 20 billion dollars. >> clayton